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Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council 2021 The Church of St John the Evangelist, Carterton Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council 2021 This report covers the calendar year January to December 2020 The Church of St John the Evangelist, 6 Burford Road, Carterton OX18 3AA Rector and Chair of Parochial Church Council: The Rev’d Andrew Tweedy Office Telephone: 01993 846996 Email: [email protected] / Website: www.stjohnschurchcarterton.org.uk Part of the Brize Norton and Carterton Team Ministry in the Diocese of Oxford The Church of St John the Evangelist, Carterton Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council 2021 This report covers the calendar year 2020 Table of Contents Foreword by the Team Rector, Reverend Andrew Tweedy .............................................................................. 2 Background ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 History, Aims and Purposes ............................................................................................................................................ 3 The Building .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Objectives and Activities ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Achievements and Performance ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Ministry .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Worship, Prayer and Teaching ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Worship and Teaching for Children and Young People .................................................................................................. 5 Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals (“Occasional Offices”) .............................................................................................. 5 Pastoral Care .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Mission and Evangelism ................................................................................................................................................. 6 RAF Brize Norton Chaplaincy .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Ecumenism ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 St John’s CE Aided Primary School – Reverend Andrew Tweedy ................................................................................... 7 Volunteers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Activities of Church Groups ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Charities supported by the PCC and Church members .................................................................................................. 7 Parochial Church Council (PCC) ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................................ 8 PCC Membership in 2020 ............................................................................................................................................... 8 PCC Officers in 2020 ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Structure, governance and management ....................................................................................................................... 9 Deanery Synod ............................................................................................................................................................... 9 Electoral Roll - Linda Wooloff, Electoral Roll Officer ...................................................................................................... 9 General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) – Andrew Monkhouse .......................................................................... 10 Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults – Stephen Bostock ........................................................................... 10 Fabric ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Audio-Visual.................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Financial Review – Ray Goodson, Principal Finance Officer ............................................................................................. 11 Income .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Expenditure .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Overall Situation ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees (Parochial Church Council) .............................................................. 13 Statement of Accounts ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Appendix – Group Activity Reports & Wider Links with the Community ......................................................................... 16 1 The Church of St John the Evangelist, Carterton Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council 2021 This report covers the calendar year 2020 Foreword by the Team Rector, Reverend Andrew Tweedy This last year has been the strangest for everybody and certainly in my years of ministry. There have been many changes, not least the advent of Covid and various lockdowns with the attendant rules and regulations. The most immediate impact of the pandemic was the move to online services which meant a steep learning curve for all involved; we have gradually improved what is on offer with contributions from different members of the congregation and the addition of a free phoneline for those who do not have access to the internet. Ian Harley deserves an honourable mention here; he has been stalwart in his support and guidance in producing services that can be broadcast from church. When possible, we have also been able to open the church for socially distanced services. At a Diocesan level, Bishop Colin Fletcher retired, and Gavin Collins was selected to replace him. We are looking forward to meeting and working with Bishop Gavin in the years to come. We also have a new Area Dean, Tess Kuin-Lawton and, in our own parish, Mike Cox has retired as churchwarden and Alison Brown has stepped up to serve alongside Allister Holt. Our treasurer, Richard Matthews, has moved and Ray Goodson has volunteered to carry out his duties. We are extremely grateful to both Mike and Richard for all their contributions and years of service. Perhaps the biggest change has been the appointment of Gary Long as Children and Families Worker. Gary began his work with us in the middle of the first lockdown, but he embraced the challenge with his customary enthusiasm, and we are encouraged to see that ministry growing. Another change that will become more noticeable, once life returns to normal, is an ecumenical partnership with the new Pioneer Methodist Minister, Ian Worrall: we will be supporting him and working alongside him in reaching out to the new residents of Brize Meadow. However, some things have stayed the same: the most important one being God’s love for us all. His love is constant and unwavering; we know that we can always rely on him and trust him. Many people have had to learn how to use Zoom, facetime, and other methods of keeping in contact, and I am pleased to say that our home groups have kept going online, offering support to each other as well as bible study. Our congregation has remained faithful; supporting each other, in pastoral, practical and prayerful ways. With the roll-out of the vaccine, and the roadmap proposed by the Government, we can start to look forward to life returning to some kind of normality. This pandemic has shown us the importance of social contact and loving each other. Jesus put it so well: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
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